Preparing the graduateworkforce of today

Louise FarrarUK Student Recruitment Lead

PwC

Introduction

Louise Farrar

Head of Student Recruitment, UK

Leeds based

16 years with PwC

Leads team of 65

School, undergraduate, graduate recruitment

PwC

PwC’s position in the recruitment market

Number 1 in The

Times Top100 Graduate

Employers survey for arecord-breaking

13 years.

240,000 students around theworld have ranked PwC thenumber 1 professional servicesnetwork of firms globally.

‘PwC regains its title as theworld's biggest firm’Global revenues climbed

by 10% to £23.4bn.

We’ve beennamed as one

of The Times Top50 Employers forWomen for the

last six years

in a row.

We won the ‘Most inclusive employer ofthe year’ award at the European

Diversity Awards, celebratingorganisations with a track record inpromoting equality and diversity.

Audit 38% of the

FTSE 100

We’re the UK’sGraduate Employer ofChoice forConsultingaccording to TheTimes.

1,900 graduates and school

and college leavers joined us in

2015. And over 900 joined on

a work experience programme.

PwC

• Changes to the Student Recruitment landscape

• Responding to change

• PwC’s recruitment strategy

• Opportunities during university

• Assessing the future workforce

• Preparing the graduate now

• Q&A

• Close

Agenda

PwC

Student recruitment, changing landscape

The future is no longer certain!

Enormous uncertainty = enormous possibility!

New thinking to deal with uncertainty – courage,creativity, resilience.

PwC

PwC’s talent proposition

High Potential School Leavers

Traditional Degree Employer LedDegree – Flying

Start

School LeaverProgrammes/Apprenticeships

Long term career with PwC

PwC

In 2016/17 we recruited….

1,500graduatejobs

800workexperience &internships

20,000graduates hiredglobally

10,000interns hiredglobally

UK’s largestrecruiter ofgraduates andundergraduates

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A spotlight on work experience

Why is this a priority for PwC?

Workexperience

withPwC

Talentacademies

Women inbusiness

Techacademy

Career openday

Summerinternships

Workplacements

Our opportunities

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PwC’s recruitment process

pwc.com/uk/careers

Research1

Get online2

First interview3

Assessment day4

Final stage interview5

Offer6

Pre-employment screening7

Before you join8

PwC

The PwC Professional

PwC

What we offer to prepare students

www.pwc.com/uk/careers/employability

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University engagement

Dinner with PwC

Information sessions

Skills sessions

Careers Fairs

Careers Presentation Evenings

Competitions

Panel events

Mock interviews andone to ones

LoS specific events, e.g.Consulting drinks

Networking events

The variety ofevents that werun on campus

Giving students opportunities to engage with PwC in a number of ways

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Your role in preparing graduates

• Encouraging students to relate theory to practice – enhance commercial awareness

• Engage at curriculum level

• Encourage work experience – relevant or not

• During academia, work experience/experience tease out skills achieved

• It’s never to early to think about career options –sell the benefits…a job in first year of uni!

• Reach out to employers. We are happy to help!

• Profile alumni

• Raise the profile of EDGE